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Coordinator, SUMMER Museum Camps CINCINNATI MUSEUM CENTER

Cincinnati Museum Center
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Coordinator, SUMMER Museum Camps

Cincinnati Museum Center

Reports to:         Manager, Museum Camps

Department:      Community Engagement and Programs

FLSA Status:      PT seasonal, nonexempt

Compensation: $16.00/hr

Dates of Position: May 19, 2025- August 8, 2025, 8am-4:30pm weekdays, with some availability in May/ August to help with prep and cleaning.

Position Overview:

The Coordinator, Museum Camps serves as a leader and point-person at Union Terminal and at off-site, satellite locations for Museum Camps. Museum Camps Coordinators are responsible for preparing and transporting materials and supplies, collecting and organizing camper paperwork, covering instructor’s lunch, ensuring all museum camp staff and campers adhere to policies set by Cincinnati Museum Center (CMC), communicating between instructors, Manager and with camper families and serving as the lead CMC representative.

Responsibilities/Duties:

  • Supervise staff and Interns/ Youth volunteers so that campers are supervised throughout the camp day including lunch time and recess at Union Terminal and at offsite locations
  • Oversee camper safety by supporting staff, and campers in adhering to CMC’s policies.
  • Support instructors in keeping to daily routine and schedule.
  • Purchase, prepare and organize materials, supplies, and snacks for Museum Camps.
  • Co-Develop, implement and organize camp lesson plans and activities. Be familiar with all curricula, be able to both write and teach educational programs as needed.
  • Professionally and compassionately communicate with campers’ families daily.
  • Serve as a mentor and leader for Museum Camps Instructors, Interns and Youth Volunteers.
  • Organize schedules, rosters, and paperwork.
  • Lead daily morning meetings when needed.
  • Lead daily drop-off and pick-up procedures.
  • Ensure that instructors receive a lunch break and supervise campers while giving breaks to instructors.
  • Co-facilitate Museum Camps training sessions. May 19- May 23 and June 30 and July 1, 8am-4:30pm
  • Serve as an instructor during the day as needed.
  • Regularly aid in classroom management and behavior needs as needed
  • While at satellite location - serve as the lead CMC representative and oversee camp operations such as check in and check out, daily communication with families and daily communication with offsite facility staff

Education and experience:

  • Must have High School Diploma or equivalent.
  • Experience with children grade K-6
  • Previous supervisory experience preferred.
  • Experience presenting lesson plans or planned programs to children or families preferred.
  • Experience with camps preferred
  • Classroom management experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

  • Must interact well with children.
  • Comfortable working with multiple age groups.
  • Power of discernment around confidentiality.  Ability to determine how and when to divulge information (e.g. when safety is of concern) while maintaining the integrity of CMC and individual involved.
  • Comfortable providing reasonable accommodation for campers.
  • Must be able to communicate sensitive information in an empathetic and compassionate way.
  • Must have strong leadership and people skills.
  • Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and experience organizing electronic files.
  • Certified in First Aid/CPR and able to share a copy of certificate OR open to becoming certified in First Aid/CPR
  • Must have good communication skills, both oral and written, and the ability to work with a diverse workforce.
  • Must have the ability to work at multiple locations with reliable transportation
  • Experience prioritizing in stressful situations in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent paperwork and organization skills required
  • Ability to work without direct supervision
  • Ability to make quick decisions with creative solutions that follow CMC’s mission values, policies and procedures.

Additional Requirements

  • The work week may be 0 – 40 hours*.  The week runs Monday-Friday between the hours of 8am-4:30pm with a half hour unpaid lunchbreak.  Weekends and holidays (Memorial Day 5/26, Juneteenth 6/19, Independence Day 7/2-4) are not required. *Overtime may be requested from time-to-time, depending on circumstances that may warrant some.
  • Flexibility with working different onsite Coordinator roles; Backup, Materials, classroom support, and lunch coverage. Roles will change week to week.
  • Museum Camp Coordinators must have some availability April & May to help prepare for camps, and some availability August to help clean after camps, and full availability during camps; weekdays May 19, 2025- August 8, 2025; 8am-4:30p – unless prior approval has been ascertained.
  • Coordinators may be asked to aid in reasonable medical accommodation for campers in the event a Medical Coordinator is unavailable.
  • Must be able to lift to 15 lbs. of supplies and be able to physically move about the facility.
  • Must be able to present programs, assist campers, or organize materials for long periods of time.

Work area is Union Terminal in classrooms, exhibit floors, offices and other areas in and around Union Terminal. Position also requires work and travel outside of Union Terminal, including weeks that will be completely offsite at satellite Museum Camps locations including but not limited to: Cincinnati Observatory, where camp activities may take place partially or completely outdoors.  Position also requires travel to purchase materials for camp.

-EOE-  We are an equal opportunity employer

 To apply for this position and explore other employment opportunities, please visit our website at https://www.cincymuseum.org/jobs/

Cincinnati Museum Center and the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center are proud to be Equal Opportunity Employers. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.